He presents a paper on procedure to extend tibia bone in treating hip arthritis during APOSA meet
Guntur-based Post Graduate in Orthopaedics, Harshavardhan Surat has won the coveted Dhanavantari Medal, for an innovation in hip surgery replacing the expensive procedure of hip replacement.
Dr. Harshavardhan won the medal at the recently held state conference of Andhra Pradesh Orthopaedic Surgeons Association for his paper presentation on a procedure to extend the tibia bone in treating hip arthritis. “For those suffering from hip arthritis, the usual procedure is to treat it with ‘Milch Batchelor Osteotomy’ in which there is incision of hip joint resulting in shortening of the leg on which surgery is performed. People opt for expensive hip replacement surgery but by extending the tibia bone the operational cost could be saved,” said Dr. Harshavardhan.
He further said that hip replacement surgery would make it difficult for patients to squat and do other works usually in rural households. By winning the medal, Dr. Harshavardhan has emulated his father and noted Orthopedic surgeon Amaranath Surat, who had the medal in 1984 for his paper on ‘Compartment Syndrome.’
Best Poster Award
A case study by a team of Orthopaedic surgeons S. Amarnath, K.R.V. Karthik and S. Harshvardhan on a rare condition, ‘Total tarsal coalition’ won the award for Best Poster Award in the conference.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Staff Reporter / Gunturu – March 11th, 2016